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It's a good thing I'm not afflicted with triskaidekaphobia and an even better thing that I haven't been smoking the last 13 years! I've been thinking that our addiction to nicotine trained us to constantly respond to withdrawal. This site can help people to train themselves to quit. Constant repetition of NOPE is a good start. There is some heavy lifting involved early on but it gradually gets easier over time. Our quit muscles grow stronger every time we tell ourselves that smoking is not an option. We find that we are a lot stronger than we thought we were. Training myself to quit and stay quit is one of the best decisions I've ever made. I'm now retired and happy about it. I'm finding new things to interest me and enjoy that. My last patent is pending and should issue soon. Janet723 is doing well and is helping our granddaughter buy a house. We have traveled some and have plans to do more.

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Start reading about nicotine addiction to understand it. It's not as hard as you may have been led to believe. Stick with it.

Good Luck Reci, hoping for a good outcome!

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I still think of you as the leader of the Summer of 2013 Quitters for remembering everyone's celebrations. I'm so glad to see you celebrate 13 years! Plan something special for yourself!

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Congratulations on FOURTEEN YEARS!!! Thanks for the great advice you freely share with us all.

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A Woo Hoo from me as well! As I've told many other quitters, the human body has a remarkable ability to heal itself if we stop smoking.

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I'm glad you're home. Before you even get out of bed each morning, start with a positive affirmation. It can be something simple like, "I'm glad I don't have to smoke anymore." Attitude is a big part of quitting.

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Good luck Stew.

What would be a good season to start with for MKR?

We found it but Janet723 didn't like it. There were a few people she would have asked to leave. We have been watching Grand Designs UK, Aus. and NZ locations. We like the Australian version better than the UK. The scenery in New Zealand is really something. Now that I've retired, I am starting to like Thursday grocery shopping. Our usual store gives seniors a 5% discount. Sometimes aisles close down when people stop to chat with each other and other times it appears as if the cart has simply been abandoned but the shoppers are polite and not in a hurry.

Welcome to the decade club! Congratulations!

Nicotine changes the chemistry in your brain and it takes time for it to reset. Receptors in the brain have become so accustomed to nicotine dosing that adrenaline is released when the brain is denied. The good news is that we can heal and it is so worth it. Congratulations on one month!